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MercyWatsonFightsCrimeOnenight,Mercyhearsanoise.AnunlikelythiefisrobbingtheWatsons!Butasthethiefsoondiscovers,crimedoesn'tpay.Notwhenthereisaverylargepiginvolved.MercyWatson:PrincessinDisguiseIt'sHalloweenonDeckawooDrive,andMr.andMrs.WatsonhavedecidedontheperfectcostumeforMercy.Mercyisencouragedbythepromiseoftreats.Forwhatcouldbebetterthanatreat-gettingadventure?Especiallyifithappenstoinvolveachase....
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KateDiCamillowasborninPhiladelphia,movedtoFlorida'swarmerclimatewhenshewasfiveyearsold,andlandedinMinneapolisinher20s.Whileworkingatachildren'sbookstore,DiCamillowroteherfirstnovel,BecauseofWinn-Dixie(2000).ItwasinspiredbyoneoftheworstwintersinMinnesota,whenshebecamehomesickforFloridaafteroverhearingalittlegirlwithasouthernaccent.Onethingledtoanother,andsoonDiCamillohadcreatedthevoiceofOpalBuloni,aresilientten-year-oldgirlwhohasjustmovedtoasmalltowninFloridawithherfather.Opal'smotherabandonedthefamilywhenshewasthreeyearsold,andherfatherhasahardtimeexplainingwhy.Thougherfatherisbusyandshehasnofriends,Opal'slifetakesaturnforthebetterwhensheadoptsafun-lovingstraydog,Winn-Dixie(namedafterthesupermarketwhereshefoundhim,outintheparkinglot).WithWinn-Dixieasherguide,Opalmakesfriendswiththeeccentricpeopleofhernewtownandevenconvincesherfathertotalkabouthermother.ThroughOpal,readersaregivenagift:afunnyandheartrendingstoryofhowonegirl'sspiritcanchangeherlifeandothers'.Criticslovedthebookasmuchasreaders,andin2001,BecauseofWinn-DixiewasnamedaNewberyHonorBook.DiCamillo'ssecondnovel,TheTigerRising(2001),alsodealswiththeimportanceoffriendships,families,andmakingchanges.Twelve-year-oldRobHortonandhisfatheraredealingwithgrief,anger,andisolationaftermovingtoLister,Florida,sixmonthsafterRob'smothersuccumbstocancer.Rob'sfatherhasajobatamotel(wheretheybothalsolive),butitbarelypaysthebills.Strugglingthroughthelossofhismother,Robstifleshismanyconfusingemotionsashebattlesbulliesathisnewschool,worriesaboutarashonhislegs,andcopeswithlivinginpoverty.
